1 Crónicas 23
1 Siendo, pues, David ya viejo y lleno de días, hizo a Salomón su hijo rey sobre Israel.
David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
2 Y juntando a todos los principales de Israel, y a los sacerdotes y levitas,
David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
3 fueron contados los levitas de treinta años arriba; y fue el número de ellos por sus cabezas, contados por varones, treinta y ocho mil.
He [commanded some of his officials to] count the descendants of Levi who were at least thirty years old, and they found out that there were 38,000 of them.
4 De éstos, veinticuatro mil para dar prisa a la obra de la Casa del SEÑOR; y gobernadores y jueces, seis mil;
Then David said, “From those 38,000 men, I want 24,000 of them to supervise the work at the temple of Yahweh, and I want 6,000 of them to be officials and judges.
5 además cuatro mil porteros; y cuatro mil para alabar al SEÑOR, con los instrumentos que David había hecho para rendir alabanzas.
I want 4,000 to be guards at the gates, and 4,000 to praise Yahweh, using the musical instruments that I have provided for them.”
6 Y los repartió David en órdenes conforme a los hijos de Leví, y de Gersón, y de Coat, y de Merari.
David divided the descendants of Levi into three family groups; each group consisted of men who were descendants of one of the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Los hijos de Gersón: Laadán, y Simei.
From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 Los hijos de Laadán, tres: Jehiel el primero, Zetam y Joel.
There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
9 Los hijos de Simei, tres: Selomit, Haziel, y Arán. Estos fueron los príncipes de las familias de Laadán.
There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
10 Y los hijos de Simei: Jahat, Zina, Jeús, y Bería. Estos cuatro fueron los hijos de Simei.
There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
11 Jahat era el primero, Zina el segundo; mas Jeús y Bería no multiplicaron en hijos, por lo cual fueron contados por una familia.
Jahath, who was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as though they were one family.
12 Los hijos de Coat: Amram, Izhar, Hebrón, y Uziel, ellos cuatro.
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13 Los hijos de Amram: Aarón y Moisés. Y Aarón fue apartado para ser dedicado a las más santas cosas, él y sus hijos para siempre, para que quemasen incienso delante del SEÑOR, y le ministrasen, y bendijesen en su nombre, para siempre.
There were two sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the very holy things, to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, to serve in his presence, and to declare [to the people] what Yahweh [MTY] would do to bless them. They were to do those things forever.
14 Y los hijos de Moisés, varón de Dios, fueron contados en la tribu de Leví.
The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 Los hijos de Moisés fueron Gersón y Eliezer.
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Hijo de Gersón fue Sebuel el primero.
The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
17 E hijo de Eliezer fue Rehabías el primero. Y Eliezer no tuvo otros hijos; mas los hijos de Rehabías fueron muchos.
Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 Hijo de Izhar fue Selomit el primero.
The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
19 Los hijos de Hebrón: Jerías el primero, Amarías el segundo, Jahaziel el tercero, y Jecamán el cuarto.
Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20 Los hijos de Uziel: Micaía el primero, e Isías el segundo.
Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
21 Los hijos de Merari: Mahli y Musi. Los hijos de Mahli: Eleazar y Cis.
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 Y murió Eleazar sin hijos, mas tuvo hijas; y los hijos de Cis, sus hermanos, las tomaron por mujeres.
Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Los hijos de Musi: Mahli, Eder y Jerimot, ellos tres.
The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 Estos son los hijos de Leví en las familias de sus padres, cabeceras de familias en su censo, contados por sus nombres, por sus cabezas, los cuales hacían obra en el ministerio de la Casa del SEÑOR, de veinte años arriba.
Those were the descendants of Levi, whose names were listed according to their families/clans. They were chosen for special jobs by (casting lots/throwing small marked stones). Each person who was at least 20 years old was listed. They all worked in the temple of Yahweh.
25 Porque David dijo: El SEÑOR ha dado reposo a su pueblo Israel, y habitará en Jerusalén para siempre.
David had said previously, “Yahweh, the God to whom we Israeli people belong, has enabled us to have peace, and he [has come to] live in Jerusalem forever.
26 Y también los levitas no llevarán más el tabernáculo, y todos sus vasos para su ministerio.
Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
27 Así que, conforme a las postreras palabras de David, fue la cuenta de los hijos de Leví de veinte años arriba.
Obeying the final instructions of David [before he died, instructions for doing this work at the temple], they counted only the descendants of Levi who were at least 20 years old.
28 Y estaban bajo la mano de los hijos de Aarón, para ministrar en la Casa del SEÑOR, en los atrios y en las cámaras, y en la purificación de toda cosa santificada, y en la obra del ministerio de la Casa de Dios;
The work of those descendants of Levi was to assist the descendants of Aaron in their work in the temple of Yahweh: To be in charge of the temple courtyards and the side rooms, the ceremonies for purifying all the sacred things, and to do other work at the temple.
29 Asimismo para los panes de la proposición, para la flor de la harina para el sacrificio, para las hojuelas sin levadura, para la fruta de sartén y para lo tostado, y para toda medida y cuenta;
They were also in charge of the sacred loaves of bread that were placed [each week] on the table [in the temple], the flour for the grain offerings, the wafers that were made without yeast, and the measuring the ingredients and mixing them and baking that bread and those wafers.
30 y para que asistiesen cada mañana todos los días a confesar y alabar al SEÑOR, y asimismo a la tarde;
They were also told to stand every morning [at the temple] and thank Yahweh and praise him. They were also required to do the same thing every evening.
31 y para ofrecer todos los holocaustos al SEÑOR los sábados, nuevas lunas, solemnidades por la cuenta y forma que tenían, continuamente delante del SEÑOR.
And they were to do the same thing whenever offerings that were to be completely burned [on the altar] were presented/offered to Yahweh on Sabbath days and during the new moon celebrations and other religious festivals. They were told how many of them should be there and what they should do each time.
32 Y para que tuviesen la guarda del tabernáculo del testimonio, y la guarda del santuario, y la guarda de los hijos de Aarón sus hermanos, en el ministerio de la Casa del SEÑOR.
So the descendants of Levi did the work that was assigned to them by their fellow Israelis who were descendants of Aaron. They did that work in the area surrounding the Sacred Tent, and in the Sacred Tent, and [later] at the temple.
